cvok

Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech cvok, cvek (“iron nail”). Borrowed from Middle High German zwëc, wherefrom German zwicken. The change in the meaning comes from the idiom mít cvek v hlavě (“to be a nutcase”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈt͡svok]
  • Rhymes: -ok

Noun

cvok m anim

  1. short, stocky person, esp. a child
  2. nutcase (insane person)

Declension
Declension of cvok (velar masculine animate)
singular plural
nominative cvok cvoci
genitive cvoka cvoků
dative cvokovi, cvoku cvokům
accusative cvoka cvoky
vocative cvoku cvoci
locative cvokovi, cvoku cvocích
instrumental cvokem cvoky

Noun

cvok m inan

  1. stud (short nail with wide round head)

Declension
Declension of cvok (velar masculine inanimate)
singular plural
nominative cvok cvoky
genitive cvoku cvoků
dative cvoku cvokům
accusative cvok cvoky
vocative cvoku cvoky
locative cvoku cvocích
instrumental cvokem cvoky

Derived terms

Further reading
  • cvok in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • cvok in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
  • cvok in Internetová jazyková příručka
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